When did you 'drop'?

At what stage did you drop? I am 31 weeks tomorrow with my first, and yesterday I suddenly noticed bub seemed to be much lower than she was the day before. A women in a lift with me told me I looked about ready to pop (but she then told me I looked beautiful, so I won't hold it against her ;)).

I just wondered whether this is early, or whether it's just another one of those things where there's a huge variation between pregnancies/women and that this is somewhere on the continuum of "normal"

Thanks!

i never noticed a drop, however my baby didnt engage until 40wks.

I never noticed a drop either (well I thought I did but I think I was imagining it ;) ) My son didn't engage AT ALL though so that could have been why.

Babies can move in and out of being engaged as you get closer to term. I wouldn't stress about it hun. Its a good sign (given my experience) that your baby is head down and able to engage. I think the timing is one of those "variations" between women/pregnancies. Your bub could stay engaged for the next 6 weeks or more without a problem.

Are you more uncomfortable down low??

my DD dropped at 35 weeks and there she stayed until 38+1. was cool but also really annoying trying to walk and sit down when there is your baby's head in the way LOL!

Thanks Alibaby and Kaz :D

Kaz, I'm very impressed that she went head down at 28 weeks - and she's been quite a gentle kicker too, so I've been lucky!!!

As for feeling more uncomfortable, I've had a lot of round ligament discomfort right through the second tri, and because she's been head down for a few weeks now, she's been playing with my bladder a bit too! I do feel the need to go to the toilet more often (without much result).

neither of my babies engaged until i was well into labour, they were both posterior, my son spun around about 20mins before i had him and THEN dropped..OUT lol, my DD spun round about 5hrs before and started descending then